These are the competition winners for 2025

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This page contains all the images that won judged or popular awards in 2025, but it takes a few minutes for the images to be downloaded.

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2025 Competition Winners
Month Theme Results Total Basic Intermediate Advanced
Entries Awards Entries Awards Entries Awards Entries Awards
January Oldies Results 30 10 6 3 15 4 9 3
February Open Results 32 10 9 3 14 4 9 3
March Water in All Its Forms Results 28 9 8 3 11 3 9 3
April Cityscapes Results 29 9 7 3 12 3 10 3
May Open Results 28 9 9 3 10 3 9 3
June After Hours TBD                
July Flowers TBD                
August Open TBD                
September Light Painting TBD                
October Monochrome TBD                
November Open TBD                
    Totals 147 47 39 15 62 17 46 15

2025 Overall Statistics
Number Statistic
79 Peak number of competing members
41 Number of members who submitted competition images
52% Percentage of members who submitted competition images
27 Number of people who won judged awards
34% Percentage of members who won judged awards
66% Percentage of members who submitted images and won judged awards
3 Number of people who won popular awards but not judged awards
4% Percentage of members who won popular awards but not judged awards
147 Total number of competition entries
47 Total number of judged awards
32% Percentage of entries that won judged awards
49 Total number of popular awards
33% Percentage of entries that won popular awards
0 Number of guest judges
11 Number of judges who were members
14% Percentage of members who were judges
2025 Judging Information
Judge Competitions Member?
Arlie Pfeifer 1 Member
Clay Leben 1 Member
Dennis Bosserman 1 Member
Dipta Joy 1 Member
Gary Hook 2 Member
Larry Faeo 2 Member
Leslie Chatham 1 Member
Mary Day Long 1 Member
Michael Davis 1 Member
Patrick StCin 2 Member
Ty Lehman 2 Member
2025 Judges from the Advanced Level
Judge Entries Wins Judging
Alexandra Nemeth 0 0 0
Bill Bunton 5 1 0
Carol Acurso 0 0 0
Carol Schiraldi 0 0 0
Cat Smith 0 0 0
Dennis Bosserman 5 1 1
Gary Hook 5 4 2
Haytham Samarchi 0 0 0
Jean Thomas 0 0 0
John Chatham 5 1 0
Joshua Guenther 0 0 0
Laszlo Perlaky 0 0 0
Leslie Chatham 5 1 1
Mary Day Long 3 1 1
Nick Grossman 5 1 0
Patrick StCin 5 2 2
Patti Mitchell 0 0 0
Phil Hawkins 0 0 0
Ruben Cruz 0 0 0
Russ Morris 0 0 0
Stephen Brkich 2 1 0
Steven Behnke 1 0 0
Ty Lehman 5 2 2

January, 2025 - Theme is "Oldies"

Basic Award Winners for January, 2025
Award(s) Name Title
1st, Gold Mark Interrante Texas Oak #4
2nd Jeri Murphy Vintage Gas Pump
3rd Clay Leben Sleeping Cat Dreaming
Intermediate Award Winners for January, 2025
Award(s) Name Title
1st, Silver Cody Addison I'm Looking Through You
2nd Rose Epps Castiglion del Bosco Winery at Dawn, Tuscany
3rd Roberto White Lil Green Monster
HM Ed Peet Josie
Gold Jonathan Rocher Gone fishing
Advanced Award Winners for January, 2025
Award(s) Name Title
1st, Silver Gary Hook Tough Enough
2nd John Chatham Canadian Rocky Mountain Pre-sunrise Serenity
3rd, Silver Patrick StCin Morning at Shiprock
Gold Leslie Chatham Namib desert 2022
Silver Mary Day Long Devotees


February, 2025 - Theme is "Open"

Basic Award Winners for February, 2025
Award(s) Name Title
1st, Gold Vasu Kadalagere Curiosity begins as an act of tearing to pieces.
2nd, Silver Jeri Murphy Daylily
3rd Clay Leben Jupiter and Lake Travis Sunrise Reflection
Bronze Mark Interrante Corner of Memories
Bronze Eric Reeder Wesley’s First Beach Trip
Intermediate Award Winners for February, 2025
Award(s) Name Title
1st, Gold Jonathan Rocher One's path
2nd, Bronze Arlie Pfeifer Aspens Imagined
3rd Roger Edwards Deep Thought
HM, Bronze Roberto White Those eyes!
Silver Jim Smith Incoming
Bronze Verlon Smith I should have called an Uber because this is not a composite
Advanced Award Winners for February, 2025
Award(s) Name Title
1st, Gold Nick Grossman Run!
2nd Gary Hook She's Got Places To Go
3rd, Bronze Stephen Brkich Negative 55F
Silver Dennis Bosserman Caddo Mill Pond Moment


March, 2025 - Theme is "Water in All Its Forms"

Basic Award Winners for March, 2025
Award(s) Name Title
1st, Gold Eric Reeder Live Fire Training
2nd, Silver Michael Davis we-walked
3rd, Silver Clay Leben Practice, Practice, No Matter the Weather
Bronze Jeri Murphy 20230709 Shoshone Falls, Idaho-7393
Intermediate Award Winners for March, 2025
Award(s) Name Title
1st Larry Faeo Green Heron Blue Hour Breakfast
2nd, Bronze Cody Addison Soaring Above the Tempest
3rd Roberto White Fog in the air
Gold Mark Raby Brushy Creek Heritage Trail
Silver Shelton Malzar The Thrill
Advanced Award Winners for March, 2025
Award(s) Name Title
1st, Gold Bill Bunton Snow
2nd Patrick StCin It was a dark and dreary...
3rd Ty Lehman Water Colors
Silver Nick Grossman Blue Ice
Bronze Gary Hook Echoes


April, 2025 - Theme is "Cityscapes"

Basic Award Winners for April, 2025
Award(s) Name Title
1st, Silver Jo Lynn Zamudio Anomalies
2nd, Gold Mark Interrante London Parallels
3rd, Bronze Eric Reeder Waiting for Clarity
Intermediate Award Winners for April, 2025
Award(s) Name Title
1st, Gold Arlie Pfeifer El Andén Centro
2nd Rose Epps The Blue Hour
3rd Ed Peet That's a Lot of Windows to Wash
Silver Larry Faeo Golden Reflections
Bronze Mark Raby Night lights
Advanced Award Winners for April, 2025
Award(s) Name Title
1st Gary Hook Metro
2nd, Gold Dennis Bosserman Lady Bird Lake Board Walk
3rd, Bronze Mary Day Long The Shining City
Silver Bill Bunton Austin Aglow


May, 2025 - Theme is "Open"

Basic Award Winners for May, 2025
Award(s) Name Title
1st, Gold Eric Reeder Sanctuary in the Storm
2nd, Silver Mark Interrante Hokkaido Silence
3rd Michael Davis Seeing Through
Bronze Jo Lynn Zamudio A Being Of Light..
Intermediate Award Winners for May, 2025
Award(s) Name Title
1st, Silver Zdzislaw Korytkowski Who and When am I?
2nd, Gold Jim Smith Soft and deadly.
3rd Roberto White Clear for a landing.
Silver Cody Addison Lightfall on Wings
Bronze Larry Faeo Going to build a ....print 24x16
Advanced Award Winners for May, 2025
Award(s) Name Title
1st, Gold Leslie Chatham Mother and Child, Omo Valley, Ethiopia
2nd, Gold Ty Lehman Narcissus and his reflection
3rd Gary Hook One MIssing Bulb
Silver Stephen Brkich P51, In for the Kill
Bronze Dennis Bosserman Right On Target



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